Pack and game carrier



April 28, 1953 c. E. GIOVANNONI 2,636,748

PACK AND GAME CARRIER Filed Sept. 9, 1949 INVENTOR.

(ks/l 5. @avnnwa/v/ A rronmt'rs Patented Apr. 28, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE l 1 Claim. (Cl. 280-58 This invention relates to land vehicles, and v more particularly to a vehicle especially designed for use by hunters and fishermen in transporting their packs and game over mountain trails or other extraordinarily rough terrain.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved mono-wheel vehicle device which may be operated optionally by either one or by two individuals.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mono-wheel pack and game carrierof relatively light weight, of simple construction, which is inexpensive to manufacture and which requires a the vehicle frame.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claim, when read in conjunction with the annexed drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pack vehicle or carrier constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the vehicle shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1, partly in elevation, showing details of the handle construction;

Figure 4 is a partial side elevational detail view of the axle clamp and frame supporting braces employed in the vehicle of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional detail view, taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1, showing details of the adjustable pack-supporting means;

Figure 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Figure 1, showing further details of the handle construction;

Figure '7 is a perspective view of the adjustable pack stop means employed in the vehicle of Figure 1;

Figure 8 is a partial end elevation showing details of the mud scraper employed on the vehicle of Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, reference numeral 2 indicates in general a vehicle or carrier constructed according to the teachings of this invention. The vehicle comprises a pair of coextensive, spaced parallel frame side bars 4 formed of continuous metal tubing or the like. Each frame member 4 comprises a straight horizontal main portion and upwardly directed end portions 6, G. Secured to each ver-' tical end portion Bof each frame member 4 is a sleeve member 8 having a bore l0 receiving the end portion [2 of a handle bar Hi. The upper portion of each handle bar extends at a substantial angle with respect to its end portion I2, as shown in Figure 3. The end portion I2 of each handle bar may be locked in an adjusted position in its bore 10 by a set screw l2 inserted through the wall of the associated sleeve member 8.

Extending horizontally between the frame bars 4 are a plurality of longitudinally-spaced bottom pieces 21]. These bottom pieces comprise fiat support plates 2|, each being providedat each end thereof with a pair of inverted hook bolts 22 spaced apart and disposed with the open sides thereof facing outwardly. These hook bolts engage around the upper surfaces of the frame members, as shown in Figure 5, so as to clamp the plates 2| against the under side of the frame members. The bottom plates 20 further serve as transverse frame braces, acting to hold the bars 4, 4 in rigid parallel spaced relation.

Designated at 25 are adjustable stop members, two of such members being carried by each frame bar 4, as shown in Figure 2. Each stop member 25 comprises a first arcuate segment 26 provided with an inwardly-directed stop plug 219 and an arcuate clamping segment 26 releasably secured to the first segment 26, as shown in Figure '7, by respective radial lugs 21 and 21' provided on the segments 26 and 26, through which pass a clamping bolt 28 provided with a nut 28'. The arcuate segments 26, 26' are engaged around the frame bars 4 with the stop lugs 29 directed inwardly, as shown in Figure 2, or upwardly as shown in Figure 1, bolts 28 being tightened to secure the stop members in selected locations on the frame, such as in abutment with the ends of a pack load 30 carried on the frame, as shown in Figure 2. Suitable belt straps 31 are secured at longitudinally-spaced locations on the frame bars and may be arranged to engage over the pack and be secured together to fasten the load down onto the bottom plates 20 supporting same.

On each end of the frame, spacer brace rods 32 extend between and are secured to the spaced bars of the frame.

The entire frame structure describd above is supported on a single wheel 35 located centrally beneath the frame and disposed longitudinally thereof. The wheel carries an axle 36 rotatably mounted in a bearing hub 31, and the axle hub 31 extends axially outwardly on each side of the wheel.

The frame is' supported on the extended wheel hubs by a pair of V-shaped braces generally indicated at 40. These braces M! consist of split rings 50 encircling the wheel hub, which terminate in vertical portions i extending upwardly from ring 56 for a substantial distance, and which then separate to diverge upwardly and outwardly, defining a pair of arms 52. These arms are secured to the under side of the frame bars 4 by longitudinally-spaced U-bolts 53-. Hexagonal nuts 3?, 37' are threaded on the ends of axle 36 and secure the rings 58, 5G in place. V

Designated at 6B is a mud scraper located in close adjacency to the wheel and which is se cured to the arms 52 of the spaced supports 46 adjacent to an upper part of the periphery of the Wheel. The scraper comprises a link chain 6| secured at one end to one of the support braces and removably secured by means of a threaded eye bolt 62 and wing nut 63 to a bracket 63 fastened on the opposite brace. In this manner the chain is stretchedtransversely of the frame in close proximity to theperiphery of the wheel 35.

While a specific embodiment of a pack-carrying vehicle has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is: V

In a pack carrier, a wheel, a pair of horizontally disposed frame bars arranged in parallel spaced relation positioned longitudinally of and supported upon said wheel, a vertically disposed portion at each end of said bars, a brace rod extending transversely of said frame bars inwardly of and adjacent to each of said vertical end portions and secured to said frame bar, a handle attached to each of said vertical portions, a plurality of flat support plates arranged transversely of said bars between said brace rods and slidably movable relative to each other along said frame bars to form a platform for support of a pack load thereon, a pair of stop members positioned on each of said frame bars between said brace rods and movably and adjustably connected to said frame bar, the stop members on said frame bars receiving therebetween and abutting against a pack load when supported on said support plates, and a plurality of straps arranged in longitudinal spaced relation along each of said frame bars intermediate said brace rods and each having one end secured to said frame bar, said straps being adapted to extend about a pack load when supported on said support plates and be secured together. 7 CASH GIOVANNONI) References Cited in the file or this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 7 Name Date 211,373 Bean Jan. 14, 1879 1,261,184. Taylor, Jr. Apr. 2, 1918 1,927,710 Lindsay Sept. 19, 1933 2,450,894 Shiflet Sept. 28, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date {L968 Great Britain 1913 33,052 Switzerland July 15, 1905 

